big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
bipolar (in electronics); bi-polar
dissection; disconnection; diaeresis
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
purification; cleaning up; purging
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
drive recorder; dashcam; event data recorder; EDR
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
baby talk; baby language; babbling
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)